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单词 microgamete
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Definition of microgamete in English:

microgamete

noun ˈmʌɪkrəʊˌɡamiːt-ɡəˈmēt
Biology
  • (especially in protozoans) the smaller of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually regarded as male.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The nucleus of the female parasite moves to the surface where a small protuberance is formed and into this, penetrates the microgamete forming a zygote.
    • Soon after release, the originally motile female microgametes begin to settle on a surface and start to secrete a chemical signal.
    • Fertilisation occurs when the microgamete fuses with the macrogamete to form first a zygote, then a motile ookinete.
    • The sexual phase of the Plasmodium life cycle is completed with the fertilization of a macrogamete by a flagellar microgamete, and the subsequent generation of sporozoites.
    • Each of these processes becomes a male gamete termed a microgamete which is equivalent to a mammalian spermatozoon.
 
 

Definition of microgamete in US English:

microgamete

noun-ɡəˈmēt
Biology
  • (especially in protozoans) the smaller of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually regarded as male.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Each of these processes becomes a male gamete termed a microgamete which is equivalent to a mammalian spermatozoon.
    • The nucleus of the female parasite moves to the surface where a small protuberance is formed and into this, penetrates the microgamete forming a zygote.
    • The sexual phase of the Plasmodium life cycle is completed with the fertilization of a macrogamete by a flagellar microgamete, and the subsequent generation of sporozoites.
    • Fertilisation occurs when the microgamete fuses with the macrogamete to form first a zygote, then a motile ookinete.
    • Soon after release, the originally motile female microgametes begin to settle on a surface and start to secrete a chemical signal.
 
 
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